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Inflation, recession, strained labor markets and a new wave of in-migration to Montana will be the focus of an upcoming seminar.

Inflation, recession, strained labor markets and a new wave of in-migration to Montana will be the focus of an upcoming seminar.

Montanas population was estimated at 1.13 million residents at the end of July.

The share of Montana households financially burdened by rent fell slightly over the last five years. That’s according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau released last week.

The share of Montana households financially burdened by rent fell slightly over the last five years, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau released last week.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we all spent less time with friends. Sure, many of us got to spend far more time with our family since we were not allowed to go outside the house. But apart from some carefully socially distanced driveway campfires, we didn’t really spend too much time with friends and neighbors.

 

Alone doesn’t necessarily mean lonely.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we all spent less time with friends. Sure, many of us got to spend far more time with our family since we were not allowed to go outside the house. But apart from some carefully socially distanced driveway campfires, we didn’t really spend too much time with friends and neighbors.

Derek talks with economist Bryce Ward about the causes and consequences of the rise of alone time in America